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The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
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- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
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Summary
A thrilling new novel exploring the lives of a Chinese mother and her daughter who has been adopted by an American couple.
Li-yan and her family align their lives around the seasons and the farming of tea. There is ritual and routine, and it has been ever thus for generations. Then one day a jeep appears at the village gate - the first automobile any of them have seen - and a stranger arrives. In this remote Yunnan village, the stranger finds the rare tea he has been seeking and a reticent Akha people.
Li-yan, one of the few educated girls on her mountain, translates for the stranger and is among the first to reject the rules that have shaped her existence. When she has a baby outside of wedlock, rather than stand by tradition she wraps her daughter in a blanket, with a tea cake hidden in her swaddling, and abandons her in the nearest city. After mother and daughter have gone their separate ways, Li-yan slowly emerges from the security and insularity of her village to encounter modern life while Haley grows up a privileged and well-loved California girl. Despite Haley's happy home life, she wonders about her origins, and Li-yan longs for her lost daughter. They both search for and find answers in the tea that has shaped their family's destiny for generations.
In her biggest seller, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, See introduced the Yao people to her readers. Here she shares the customs of another Chinese ethnic minority, the Akha, whose world will soon change. A powerful story about a family separated by circumstances, culture, and distance, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane paints an unforgettable portrait of a little known region and its people and celebrates the bond that connects mothers and daughters.
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- Frauke
- 16-12-18
Very interesting and enticing story
Both the story and the narrator's were very good! The book follows the physical and emotional journey of a girl born in a remote mountain village in China, her life in the village with ancient traditions and beliefs and, later on, her encounters with the rest of China and the western world. Meanwhile, the reader periodically follows the story of the illegitimate child the main character had to give away at a young age. The novel is emotional, thought provoking, and hard to out down.
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- B. A. Weekes
- 08-11-19
Stunning, Lisa See at her best
Heartbroken it's finished...can't wait for the next one. Lisa See is brilliant at evoking the mood and weaving the culture.
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- Happy Auntie
- 30-04-19
Fav
My fav book of the year so far.
Intricate and beautifully written and I loved the premise.
Lovely reading style too.
So hard to picture it began in 1988 rather than early 1900’s.
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- clare
- 25-05-17
Another beauty by Lisa See
I have listened to a lot of Lisa See books now and this one was another beautifully written, heartbreaking and heartwarming story of women. I come away feeling educated and entertained, grateful and honoured. These characters are so rounded and deep that I feel like I know them all, like I've lived through them and like I could visit China and remember parts of the story by visiting the areas mentioned in the story. I really can't express how wonderful and powerful this book is. Please read it.
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- Betti
- 03-03-24
Emotional & evocative
Like all of Lisa See’s books this was incredibly emotional. Her writing is so good I feel transported to another place instantly. I need this as movie or TV show and I’m going to buy son pu’ehr tea immediately!
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- Ross
- 26-01-24
The story line and Chinese history
Everything about this book I liked from the start, middle or beginning and the fact it is not set to too long ago
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- Eric de Oude
- 22-12-23
Beautiful
The world of tea has been opened to me! Beautifully written a heartwarming story. Wonderfully told
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- Keith
- 17-12-23
Ethnic Chinese & tea
Such an interesting book about different Chinese cultures & their tea - for which I have a new found respect . I really enjoyed this book.
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- Mrs O.
- 03-12-23
Book club choice
Reading this book through book club. A great choice. Love how the audio is read by different people. Great story .
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- liz s.
- 31-10-23
Brilliant story
I was a little unsure to start with but was very soon captivated.
I will be following Lisa Sale from now on.
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